May 8, 1999

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Missouri Softball team will head to the Big 12 Conference Tournament in Oklahoma City on Monday. Tournament play will begin Thursday at 12:30 p.m..

The Tigers (37-17, 10-5) are the third seed in the tournament. They will face the sixth seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders (39-18, 6-7) in the first round. The two teams met up earlier this season in Lubbock. Texas Tech beat Missouri in both games of the double header, 4-3 and 6-2.

A Missouri loss will have them playing at 3 p.m. Thursday. A win will have them playing at 8 p.m. Thursday.